I hate to generalize because there are always so many exceptions to any rule.

I hate to generalize because there are always so many exceptions to any rule.

... there is ... a big aspect of play in writing novels, and making the story more and more elaborate is just more and more fun.

That there should be a purpose to suffering, that a person should be chosen for it, special - these are houses of the mind, in which whole peoples have found shelter.

Many women tend toward the interdependent end of things, we tend to see ourselves in relationship to others to a far greater degree than men.

These are ideas that work for many, and that may well reflect your true understanding of life.

The independents are the ones who tend to commit suicide. I'm not against this way of being in the world. Individuals have brought us many treasures. You can't just say that's a bad way of being in the world - it's not. But it's not everyone's way of being in the world.